Wednesday, February 5, 2014

UPDATED--iRobot Reports Q4, Violates Asimov's 1st Law of Robotics (IRBT)

I. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

In early after hours trade the stock is down 26 cents reversing the day's 13 cent gain. $34.11 last.
Update: now down $2.17 at $32.20.

From StreetInsider:
iRobot Corp. (IRBT) Tops Q4 EPS by 1c; Issues Light Q1 Outlook
iRobot Corp. reported Q4 EPS of $0.11, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.10. Revenue for the quarter came in at $126.5 million versus the consensus estimate of $125.5 million.

iRobot Corp. sees FY2014 EPS of $1.00-$1.15, versus the consensus of $1.15. iRobot Corp. sees FY2014 revenue of $560-570 million, versus the consensus of $553.1 million.

iRobot Corp. sees Q1 2014 EPS of $0.13-$0.17, versus the consensus of $0.28. iRobot Corp. sees Q1 2014 revenue of $110-113 million, versus the consensus of $121.22 million....